The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-05

sepsrs' 4 and Campbell made bis es-
cape. w. o 2 o'clock this morning
he mad not bsen apprehended. Bo.h
OF II m . wounds are ugly aud pain
FIJI, but nj, physician does not regard
them ss necessarily fatal.
THERE IS NO DEBT.
tContiaued FROM Ftrst page.I
Gus on any stage "A sound and great lawyer;
lawyer. an illustrioss judge, and whose
,enio Of risht was so keen as %. make him
iincapsSsl E,,o Of being d'cs ,s.,a And
men in the State. That Legislature
had been selected to make new code Of
laws, and vas comp sea Of more able and
distinr uished men than any other lesisla-
that n ustrous b, dy lacked nothing which
could give tile to the cJnhdencs, tho respect
and the voncrat,on Of mankind.
The name Of Gov. A. q. Brown has been
Invoked to Iustsin the enormous claims Of
tho university. Heestim ites the loss in the
Planters bank at 1884, OO, and on January 8.
1875, this statement was contain cd in his
message:
The amount In the treasury
with .............. los, C68 40
Lost principal and interest In
Planters bank..............,........ 10000 90
To be collected, but In safe hands
hnubscure''.''' 3h,2H W
Total ''.....-................-.. 25l, S56 80
II am glad" Hys Mr.. George, "of this
| opportunity Of removing from the name and
emory Of albert Gallatin Brown the re-
proaoh OF having, by Wort or deed, given
tanction to this dpju { and illegal demand
nov SGT mp In behalf Of tho university
against the aIpaySrs Of tho State, for there
never was - uer, mob er or more devoted
servant OF the people OF Mississippi, and
| there was nc hblor one, unless We except his
grad colleague In the Uni ed States Sem
ate, clafu n ct veLer lille nomen. Nho yet Is
spared " sua'r aud struggle with bis coun-
uSmen, and now, on tho shoi o. OF that Tea
| rhieh wAhe' our southern border, pas ts
the closing years Of his lite Ia calm serenity,
and, sastsited by tho love and admiration
assaults JPN hi, fame Of those who hate
MIN only because they hate the cause and
the people be served 80 We Happy IL he
VINO; - The ssening OF a sormy and event
tho are also the enemies OF his people, and
who, AS he appr0a hes the dark river, 10
ehstred by the heartfelt plaud l. Of his
eouht,ymen, decree nE ineyorsibly his inn
| mortality here.
The result Is. that up 10 January. 1883.
leharEing the univer Ivy with the APPROX la
iion Tor the present. ,oatl, the state has paid
Nl6,S35 20, whilst the total amount coll
ieeteo BY the State Tor The teminAry funds
only s.2y,Id IS. his 10 astonishing enough
10 view Of fact that the university now
claims that the tate owes 70 her, In adj
| ton 90 this lar.e sum q hich has been paid,
| tue iuri her SUI Of s2.OiOoO Certainly the
uniyeftitJ, " its " tent be correct, has
hA M L.. A.
70 kihE midas-to turn 10 sold ove' ything Il
| touches
A cross sxamination Of the facts and hK-
ures cannot tai 10 n tn. even on the
uniust,; Illegal cAlog tisbs, a. claimed
sndof the e,svenib scti OF the act Of 1898.
| the eebt vas totally eNungu fhtd In 1873,
with turrlu, sit5l6 6s Add 70 this ,ur.
plus the rtceip OF tue university from 1873
70 lss'' snd We have overpaymont OF s90f,-
Oi2 a., FIVE per cent. simple Interest 10
what the stat pays on the A.rieuiturai and
Mechanical col csc luLd.
| kotwi hstAnding the isct that the Just aud
true debt hal bses paid ovefpaid by $751;
2q0 W-notwithst ndilg the appropriations
o. the state 10 toe university. made on the
faith 81 u, non .iiAb lily b. any part Of the
fuud which nd no. sore into Ter treasury,
an act We y ssd In 1870 setting 10 the
ever iet,l, d 10 1855, s'd 40 eh had been
aeduieteed In by oil ,ubtsgusnt lesi la
| turos. This act, by Il 70 CO and yigor, a. 4
without 70 erenco g. the Luth o. Justice Of
ni Sss maze n, 70. stat. ass = to ,ss
leAyinF an una ju To- balance " tl, 1000.
The bhttf Of this erroneous calculation 10
on the rate ofbU cont., compound N tsreft.
You, Ernilems. Of the committee" says
MI. 6eo'Fe, MT Cd not, IOf need the ple
Of the state, be ibtinit A,ed b. the saEses-
| ten Of aa A.dit on 10 you debt N the case
be reoTe ed " eoune n ere will be con-
isntons aud disputes a. 10 the amount due.
| "A
bs stuled. - taOuu b. tho persistent clam
81 the uHiversity ab.v no iced, for an I'd
diuonh sun 10 the iuiure DOT remotely Ths
mater can only o. pat hssllJ 10 r,si, " At
al, by q Judicial liter. tbation. Let a law
bo passed for this pufpo,e tequiiins the
speedy action o tho eoutt, Including
always an Appea 70 toe tutroms court for
hhal seton Let q, court be required, a.
the committee Of lss0 uss rsqaifed. 10 State
the account A. d .lc,it In the Indebtedness
Of tho STATE, unaffected BY the act 81 1850.
Oi eourts, II the oufu arc left 70
be GUIDED By that ao,-thst being the
mofe nor les than 4 ecf,o the. that Law
acknoslsdEss ,sbt aud hey will hnd en-
acuy, neithef no mUru no LEES than the tum
named 70 that act, And without invsstisat.
tho tun osclAfea qus have hsafo there
tnty b retly q this pa o., bat tuch fssly
utl not do IL u nsfe poltu out n material
inseeuft ciss, o. eompl In otiu msthodl or
/
OILY tefsisnt IspJ .iii be ,iAismtnt Of
the aeoeHbt bstrseb the stais and the uni.
l.r,,y, ,houlns ihet be eni,erity had =
lssal debt sEaii :, the ht-te on JAspafy l,
issO. Of 80 ~ =. u tbs can be done. y
II cannot. thsp u, m that uae 90, a. Ions
a. that act Of $50 remains on the Hatuts
book, " sill be = fraud N tho people II the
rias AIT nov uA crave error and burden,
though tsnndsd on N a. notebt mlltake
:" IN not Sliced b the tsrm, OF Jour
letter" fays MT. 8tofEe, ITO say what 4
,hihk Of TOE polioJ " " aiming literally
q lo'hstr,e the uniyefgy By donation.
not 90 % vas smph nIsd Ly Josr ehalrmss
whsn be deliVsfes "a. tier, 90 lhaliIay
nUthihE Oh IL sshIset except that noihihs
herein - 20 Be coh,tibed A. imIiJibs hat
! an % pe,sa 70 nbtfal donations 10 u. ]
creditor o. the tate II any psfoa be curl
oat ~ b. 90 uhat o. humble q Q I Esb a. 4 am
may thiek 90 that bee I rtisf bin 70 a
ust -hsh ! "a. J ,hyity vri 10 !. n.
hom him nov y'hs o NY dssk stkitr
ny we've on that subject, ard Aiso on
the tui i.et VI tplrtIrsiions 20 the other
so IL col 90 .. ta's n'N .nsusfsi your
youi the byoks aud q eumsnh shsrein
/ you can hnd the Information on which have
proceeded. lhsve Htcd 10 you Iho lrinel-
llstofls- AZ NC bic y these iacp 90 Gar a.
/ NiffAA NANhAs ~ NtnNNu N
any feet, that mistake can be ihown. III
am chst, % 20 be laistAksn IN the principles
oflHs fsly on, there 10 . tnbunel, the tu-
| pfeus ,uft Of n etAis. Goa posd Of gfsat
Atd Just lasJers, witch can set IL that fsus
60 toe iat sactioa ot alt. Ii decision 1 In
y9.s, ssd ul,h 20 lgssmsb! the
debt IL ja.t and legal dsmand agsinst
the ptopie Of tho ctats, 4 ought 70 BE- paid
OF tie let rest D I'D promptly II, housvsr,
u IL not = lssAi dsmahd, but merely an OBJ
| llssutn 70 make ApptoIfiations In the
share Of Interests thsre 10 % rule " risht
OF u putlie p1licy Which can Justify ia fur
tbef sosuovadssmsnU The people Of Mis-
ftssippi bsar th' burdens Of T. 6AtlOn. Whsn
Donations are 20 be "a for sny purpose.
however iauds.s, thsJ nave q iisht
10 be Consulted. and hey have a riaht
that their supreme power OF resulstips
Their ovn sfaifs - L. n0t DO granted away
| ~ stature reo"snif'ns a last q hctitious
debt, l Edyto joa D. Examine the fnct.
herein net toned Tor yaurs,ivssl tie data
are accessible 10 yyu aud an nov be readily
| found. ksi 4 ana bside what nag be
written on the tthsr s,s thsn make your
iepott facommeldi such action 20 the
| honorable be dy yuu reprsteht, a. ytu may